Earley was president of Norfolk Life Underwriters Association and was president of the Wesleymen. He was chairman of the administrative board of Epworth United Methodist Church, the Norfolk United Preaching Mission, and the board of review of the Tidewater Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
He was past master of the Gatesville, N.C., Masonic Lodge and past master of Ruth Masonic Lodge 89. He was a member of Kiwanis International, Scottish Rite Bodies of Norfolk, Epworth United Methodist Church, and the board of directors of the Norfolk Central YMCA.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Blanche Saunders Earley; a daughter, Mrs. Edla Earley Tranka of Basel, Switzerland; a son, Dr. Charles M. Earley Jr. of Virginia Beach; three sisters, Mrs. Alene Earley Neville of Enfield, N.C., Mrs. Emma Earley Parker of Woodland, N.C., and Mrs. Jeanette Earley Smith Jr. of Moultrie, Ga.; and four brothers, J. Haywood Earley of Chesapeake, Lawrence Earley and Willard P. Earley of Ahoskie, N.C., and Arthur E. Earley of Cleveland.
Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
A funeral will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Epworth United Methodist Church by Bishop Kenneth L. Goodson, Dr. Frances L. Garrett, and Dr. P. Orman Bryant. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
The Virginian-Pilot, page A8, Tuesday, March 7, 1978
Earley was president of Norfolk Life Underwriters Association and was president of the Wesleymen. He was chairman of the administrative board of Epworth United Methodist Church, the Norfolk United Preaching Mission, and the board of review of the Tidewater Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
He was past master of the Gatesville, N.C., Masonic Lodge and past master of Ruth Masonic Lodge 89. He was a member of Kiwanis International, Scottish Rite Bodies of Norfolk, Epworth United Methodist Church, and the board of directors of the Norfolk Central YMCA.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Blanche Saunders Earley; a daughter, Mrs. Edla Earley Tranka of Basel, Switzerland; a son, Dr. Charles M. Earley Jr. of Virginia Beach; three sisters, Mrs. Alene Earley Neville of Enfield, N.C., Mrs. Emma Earley Parker of Woodland, N.C., and Mrs. Jeanette Earley Smith Jr. of Moultrie, Ga.; and four brothers, J. Haywood Earley of Chesapeake, Lawrence Earley and Willard P. Earley of Ahoskie, N.C., and Arthur E. Earley of Cleveland.
Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
A funeral will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Epworth United Methodist Church by Bishop Kenneth L. Goodson, Dr. Frances L. Garrett, and Dr. P. Orman Bryant. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
The Virginian-Pilot, page A8, Tuesday, March 7, 1978
Family Members
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Walter Clyde Earley
1892–1907
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Mary Eva Earley Dilday
1893–1959
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Effie Mae Earley Doughtie
1897–1951
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Mary E Earley
1899–1899
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Nancy Lorene Earley
1901–1927
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Frank Claxton Earley
1902–1960
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James Haywood Earley Sr
1904–1998
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Willie Merton Earley
1905–1966
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Alene Elizabeth Earley Neville
1907–2004
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Woodrow Wilson Earley
1911–1973
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Willard Payne Earley
1912–1982
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Emma Ellen Earley Parker
1914–2015
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John Lawrence Earley Sr
1916–2001
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Jeanette Walker Early Smith
1921–2002
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Arthur Edsel Earley
1923–2010
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